CCT300_Lab_4


 * CCT300 - Lab 4**


 * Commment and reflect on the following article:**


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In the article, “Tweety profs offer political smear-meme 'truthiness' ratings,” by Lewis Page, the author discussed the issues with social networks of today. Nowadays, it seems like everyone has a Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc account(s) where people share information to the world. Data is constantly traveling through the Internet every single second of our lives; people are communication with their friends, posting pictures, updating their status of what they are currently doing, etc and this is all apart of the lifestyle of today’s society. Page claims that false information is regularly spread through the worldwide web through such social networks, which then leads to people believing stories that are distorted and untrue.

I do agree with Page’s article because the Internet has become a home for online spam. All the social network websites have turned into a place for propaganda, leading to rumors and gossip spreading instantly. This can be seen often with political campaigns; many new candidates are now using Twitter and Facebook to share information with the voters. If the wrong information gets into the hands’ of gullible people, then it can change the public’s view on something very easily.